Buddy is a stray (we think was dumped) in Luella Texas in August or September of 2019. He ran around for about three weeks trying to find his people while not coming to anyone. He finally showed up at my house starving to death. I felt horrible about him and left a little food and water in my front yard hoping that he would eat it. He wouldn't come to me and was very standoffish.
When he did eat, he would vomit it up so I knew he was ill. He finally ate and ran off again. I thought that he was gone for good but later that evening, I heard a noise at the front door. I opened the door to a half starved "Buddy" collapsed at my door.
I went out to him and he finally let me pet him. He allowed me to feed him again so I set up a bowl with food and water out front. The concerns were that I didn't know if anything he had was contagious. Once I knew that he was friendly, I was able to get him checked out by a vet. He had no chip and was full of worms of every kind. So, we had to make a decision... do we try and make this skinny boy healthy, do we put him down, or do we surrender him to a shelter? Well, we decided that since he was so friendly that we would rehabilitate hin (if we couldn't find a group that would do it) and adopt him out when he's healthy.
Since then, we have treated him for intestinal worms, gotten his rabies shot, and are currently treating him for heartworms which is an expensive endeavor. He has gained a little weight and has turned into quite the love bug. He is good with kids, other animals, (including cats) and all manner of humans; large, small, glasses or not, beard or not, short or tall...
If you would like to donate to this boys care, we could certainly use the help. There are two ways to do it. You can 1) contact his vet and make a donation over the phone for "Buddy" under the Yavner household (Lange Veterinary Hospital in Sherman,TX at (903)-893-5561) or 2) donate through go fund me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/buddy-the-foundling
When he did eat, he would vomit it up so I knew he was ill. He finally ate and ran off again. I thought that he was gone for good but later that evening, I heard a noise at the front door. I opened the door to a half starved "Buddy" collapsed at my door.
I went out to him and he finally let me pet him. He allowed me to feed him again so I set up a bowl with food and water out front. The concerns were that I didn't know if anything he had was contagious. Once I knew that he was friendly, I was able to get him checked out by a vet. He had no chip and was full of worms of every kind. So, we had to make a decision... do we try and make this skinny boy healthy, do we put him down, or do we surrender him to a shelter? Well, we decided that since he was so friendly that we would rehabilitate hin (if we couldn't find a group that would do it) and adopt him out when he's healthy.
Since then, we have treated him for intestinal worms, gotten his rabies shot, and are currently treating him for heartworms which is an expensive endeavor. He has gained a little weight and has turned into quite the love bug. He is good with kids, other animals, (including cats) and all manner of humans; large, small, glasses or not, beard or not, short or tall...
If you would like to donate to this boys care, we could certainly use the help. There are two ways to do it. You can 1) contact his vet and make a donation over the phone for "Buddy" under the Yavner household (Lange Veterinary Hospital in Sherman,TX at (903)-893-5561) or 2) donate through go fund me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/buddy-the-foundling
